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The Concordat of 1801 reopens public Catholic worship under state control

On 15 July 1801 the Concordat reopened public Catholic worship under state control. In the causal graph this event strengthens Social Cohesion, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

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On 15 July 1801 the Concordat reopened public Catholic worship under state control. It is a bargain, not a unique liberty without police. Napoleon's documented role is: He bargained with Pius VII. Bishops became state-linked; it is not a unique church liberty without police.

Context

Pius VII is the counterpart. Sharing the bargain with Rome is required. The setting of The Concordat of 1801 reopens public Catholic worship under state control is the public file around 1801-07-15. Driver social-cohesion is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.

That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.

Why it matters

Improving path from The Concordat of 1801 reopens public Catholic worship under state control on 1801-07-15. Restoring public worship under a state bargain is a cohesion path. The welfare reading on this path is improving.

Shared responsibility is part of The Concordat of 1801 reopens public Catholic worship under state control. Naming Napoleon does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1801-07-15 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Napoleon

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.48 · verified

    He bargained with Pius VII. Bishops became state-linked; it is not a unique church liberty without police.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactThe Concordat of 1801 reopens public Catholic worship under state control
    2. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.4 · Effect from 15 July 1801 · verified

    Restoring public worship under a state bargain is a cohesion path.

    • Having a say in government

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.18 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.18 (weight 0.4 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Britannica — Concordat of 1801Encyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Napoleon, metric system neighbourhoodEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

Official locator: Britannica — Concordat of 1801 at https://www.britannica.com/event/Concordat-of-1801 (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent locator: Britannica — Napoleon and the Church at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Napoleon-I (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Official carrier: Britannica — Concordat of 1801 (https://www.britannica.com/event/Concordat-of-1801 (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent carrier: Britannica — Napoleon and the Church (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Napoleon-I (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica).

Established: a sourced public record of The Concordat of 1801 reopens public Catholic worship under state control under 1801-07-15 for Napoleon. Established: a sourced public record of The Concordat of 1801 reopens public Catholic worship under state control under 1801-07-15.

If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.

Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.

Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. Organic Articles as unilateral add-on stay in context. Mixed effects of The Concordat of 1801 reopens public Catholic worship under state control are separate paths.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorNapoleon
  2. contributed toFactThe Concordat of 1801 reopens public Catholic worship under state control
  3. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). The Concordat of 1801 reopens public Catholic worship under state control. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/nap-concordat-1801

https://factrail.ai/facts/nap-concordat-1801

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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